The Sultanate of Verska is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Hikmet Fatih with an iron fist, and notable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, compulsory military service, and frequent executions. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 2.17 billion Verskans are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized morass — juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Gelişmiş Başkent. The average income tax rate is 89.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Verskan economy, worth 180 trillion Akçes a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 83,159 Akçes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

The military maintains a fierce arsenal of 'Cure Missiles', parking's carefree without parking car fees, lovesick people are told 'it's not them, it's you', and the navy is chrome-plating its battleships to prevent rust. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Verska's national animal is the Sand Cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Islam.

Verska is ranked 12,339^th in the world and 36^th in The Western Isles for Nicest Citizens, with 29.36 average smiles per day.